Jetpack 3.0 Released: Bulk Module Management is here!

Jetpack by Automattic, the creators of WordPress, have just released version 3.0 of their renowned plugin. 3.0 has many new features and tweaks. If you would like to learn more, please look at the change log located at the bottom of this post. Otherwise, you can click here to view more.

Bulk Module Management

A very common complaint was not just the number of modules activated at once, but that it would also take several clicks to find out which ones were activated. Jetpack 3.0 comes with a brand new UI. After activation, you will be presented with this screen:

How do you get to manage which modules are activated? Just click on the ‘Settings’ submenu in the Jetpack menu.

This is the new Module Editor screen:

Verification Tools

Under the Tools menu, you can now add a meta key to get your site verified by Google Webmaster, Bing Webmaster Center and Pinterest. You can find the settings for this plugin by hovering over the Tools menu and then clicking ‘Available Tools’. The plugin requires you to enter in meta tags that you will receive from each service.

Google Maps Shortcode

Jetpack now contains a shortcode that integrates Google Maps Engine into your blog. All you have to do is add the shortcode [googlemaps] into your blog posts after activating the module. If you would like to learn more about this short code and how to use it, you can find the instructions here. Make sure that you enable the ‘Shortcode Embeds’ module in Jetpack Settings!

New Sharing UI

The Sharing module just received an update, a brand new user interface. After activating the module, you can see the new interface by clicking on the Sharing submenu item found in the Settings menu. You can see the new interface below:

Twitter Open Graph

Speaking of sharing and social networks, Jetpack now includes the ability to use Twitter’s Open Graph. Open Graph is an open protocol that you can use on your website to turn your webpages into graph objects. In other words, once you activate this module and enter the correct meta tags, your pages will become integrated into the Twitter database. This means that you can also start using Twitter Cards on your website. However, Jetpack, at this time, sets WordPress as the default Twitter Card. To fix this, you can read Justin Kopepasah’s tutorial.

Infinite Scroll

If you are using the Infinite Scroll for Jetpack, get ready for good news! First, the Automattic team has improved performance for the module across the board. Also, Infinite Scroll now allows you to display Custom Post Types!